The FY15 work plan that was released recently by the President Obama will provide additional funding of almost $7 million in operation and maintenance (O&M) for a range of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District projects (the District was originally allocated $48.4 million for FY 15 in
The Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish, few days ago, visited the New Suez Canal to inspect progress being made on the project. He informed crews working on the project that so far approx. 10 kilometers of the New Canal have been dredged up. At the moment, depth of the new waterway ranges
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has provided an update on proposed changes to dredging and disposal activities on behalf of HMNB Devonport. The MMO recently held negotiations with representatives of the ‘Stop Dumping in Whitsand Bay’ campaign group which brought a claim for judicial review
With six months on the job as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District supervisory civil engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division (Southern Area Office), Leslie Olson has her hands full, juggling the design of maintenance dredging projects in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIW
The Town of Duck, Dare County, North Carolina, is in the process of a Beach Nourishment Project. In May of 2013, consultants engaged by the Town of Duck, Coastal Planning and Engineering of North Carolina (CP&E), completed an “Erosion and Shoreline Management Feasibility Study” for the Town. Approxi
Efforts to expand the Port of New Orleans container terminal are well underway. The Port NOLA is a deep-draft multipurpose facility at the center of the world’s busiest port system — Louisiana’s Lower Mississippi River. The new Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal is taking shape within the termina
In the execution of a mega project, collaboration is inevitable. Requiring a combination of skills, knowledge and resources, projects often attract numerous participants each carrying their own cultural background. Consequently, a great variety of cultural differences and similarities, as well as di
The second phase of the Hulhumalé Dredging & Reclamation project in the Maldives is in full swing. DEME’s Dredging International started recently the land reclamation works on the Phase II of the project. This project will add another 240 ha of new land to the island. The required volume, around 6 m
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held on Monday, February 2nd 2015, a meeting to review the main guidelines of the general plan for the Suez Canal region development project. In a press release, spokesman of the president, Alaa Youssef said the meeting was attended by Chairman of the Suez Canal Author
DC- Rep. Bill Keating announced yesterday that a $4.5 million funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be available for the much-needed dredging of Duxbury Harbor. “I am thrilled we were able to secure this award,” said Rep. Keating. “This is an example of a positive way the government can
Despite the slow recovery of the global economy and global trade, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) managed to increase its revenue and operating result in 2014 financial year. HHLA achieved an operating result of € 169 million – up 10 percent on the previous year. Preliminary figures show that
Taking comments on a proposed project that would extend rehabilitation on the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee by approximately six miles in Palm Beach County is about to start in March, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. The Corps will issue a draft env
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District has announced additions to its fiscal year 2015 program based on the recently approved Work Plan. This additional $12 million will be used in 2015 to repair breakwaters, dredge harbors and complete various projects throughout the Great Lakes. “We re
MRTS JSC and Trest Zapsibgidrostroi LLC have joined the list of sponsors of the 2nd International Forum of Dredging Companies, which will be held on February 19th 2015 in Moscow. The forum venue is the St. Regis Hotel in Moscow and the event organizer is media group PortNews. The forum partner is FS
